In the Contacts Panel, right-click on a name/email on the list of contacts > select Compose Mail;
On a contact’s profile, in the Contacts Panel, click on the envelope in front of their email address.
Header
From – Choose the account you want to send the email as. You can change the default sender in Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Default Sender in New Messages.
To – The default recipient field. Add recipients, who the email is for and from whom you’re expecting a reply or action.
CC (Carbon Copy) – Add recipients, who don’t necessarily need to reply, but who should be kept informed about the matter in the message.
BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) – Similar to CC, but other recipients won’t see that contacts listed in the BCC field received the message.
Subject – the title of the email.
Body
For writing the content of your message, Vivaldi Mail’s composer includes an HTML editor, that allows you to add simple formatting to your text. If you don’t add any formatting to your message, the message will be sent in a Plain Text format.
Add an attachment
To attach files to the message:
Click on Add Attachment on the message toolbar above the composer;
Browse and select the file(s) in File Manager/Finder;
Click Open.
You can see the attached files below the Subject field.
To add images to the body of the message:
Click Insert image on the HTML editor toolbar;
Browse and select the image file in File Manager/Finder;
Click Open.
Signature
All accounts you add to Vivaldi Mail, will get Vivaldi’s default signature. To edit that:
Select the account you want to update the signature for.
Add your signature.
Changes will be saved automatically.
Send a message
When you’ve finished writing your message you have a few options:
Send immediately – click on Send on the message toolbar above the message composer;
Queue the message in the Outbox – use the option if you don’t plan to make any changes to the message, but don’t want to send it just yet;
Save as draft – in case you might want to change something later, leave the message as a draft. All messages you start composing will be saved as drafts automatically.
Reply and Forward a message
To reply to a message:
Open the message;
Click on Reply or Reply to All on the message toolbar. Alternatively, use the Keyboard ShortcutR/Shift+R or type “Reply to message”/”Reply all” in Quick Commands;
Write your message above the quoted section;
Click Send.
If you change your mind while drafting the reply, you can switch between Reply and Reply All from the menu in front of the recipient(s) field.
To forward a message:
Open the message;
Click on Forward on the message toolbar;
If you wish to add something, write your message above the quoted section;
Click Send.
In addition to email messages, you can also forward feed messages.
Drafts
All messages that you start composing in Vivaldi will be saved automatically as drafts, which you can access either from Mail Panel > All messages > Drafts or from Mail Panel > All Accounts > your mail account > Drafts.
Edit a Draft
To continue writing a draft message:
Open the message in the Drafts folder;
Click on Edit on the message toolbar. Alternatively, right-click on the message in the list of drafts and select Edit.
To discard a draft while composing, click on Discard Draft on the message toolbar.
To delete a draft at a later point:
Find the message in the drafts folder either under All messages or your mail account’s Drafts folder;
Use one of the following options:
Open the email and click Delete on the message toolbar,
Select the message in the message list, right-click on it and select Delete from the context menu.
Press Delete on your keyboard.
Outbox
In Vivaldi Mail, Outbox is a sub-folder in All Messages, where you can store message drafts that you’ve finished writing, but don’t want to send just yet.
In case, you find something that needs changing, you can edit the queued message the same way as you’d edit a draft.
Queue by default
You can make queuing the message the default action, when clicking the Send button in the message composer. To do that:
Start composing an email;
Click on the arrow next to the Send button on the message toolbar:
Check the option for Queue;
Then, whenever you click on the Send button in the future, the message will be moved to the Outbox instead of being sent.
Send messages from the Outbox
To send all messages from all accounts:
Open the Mail Panel;
Click on Send from All Accounts on the Mail Panel toolbar.
To send all messages from a single account from the Outbox:
Open the Mail Panel;
Click on the arrow next to Send from All Accounts on the Mail Panel toolbar;
Select the account you want to send the messages from.
To send a single message:
Right-click on it in the message list;
Select Send.
Composer settings
Composer window
By default when you start to compose a new email, or to reply or forward an email, the composer will open in a new browser tab. But there’s also a composer window option available.
The message list and message view will open in a new tab.
Single-click on a message to view it.
As you scroll through the long list of messages, you’ll see a button titled “Jump to Latest.” Click on it to return to the most recent emails.
Check for new messages
In Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Check For New Mail, you can adjust how often the mail client looks for new messages on the server. You can choose between:
Every minute,
Every 15 minutes, or
Manually.
To check for new messages manually in all accounts:
Open the Mail Panel and click on Check All Accounts on the Mail Panel toolbar.
Alternatively, when you have Mail open in a Tab, click on Check for mail on the Mail toolbar in the top left corner of the window.
To look for messages in a specific account:
Right-click on the mail account in Mail Panel > All accounts.
Select Check for Mail.
View messages from the same sender
To view all messages to and from the same sender, either:
Open a message, right-click on the message header and select Show Messages for Sender.
Right-click on a message in the list of messages, select Sender > Show Messages for Sender from the context menu.
Use the Keyboard ShortcutE (make sure you’ve enabled Single Key Shortcuts in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts).
Depending on your Mail Layout and how you open the message, the message can be opened either on the right of the message list, below it or in a new browser tab.
Message toolbar
On the message toolbar, you’ll find the following options:
Reply,
Reply to All,
Forward,
Mark Read/Unread,
Move to Folder,
Flag,
Label,
Mark message as Spam,
Move to Archive (if supported by the email service provider),
Move to Trash.
/ Show Messages as Text/HTML
Message header
In the message header you’ll see:
The subject of the message.
The flag, if you’ve added one.
The sender’s name and/or email address.
Reply To address, if it’s different from the sender’s email.
The recipients’ email addresses (both To and CC).
Attachments.
Labels.
Folder the message is in.
Message receival date and time.
Notification about external content (if not enabled for sender).
Right-click on the message header section to:
Move back and forward in viewed messages.
Copy the basic message info (subject, date and time, sender and recipient emails).
View the raw message with full message header.
Filter all messages from the same sender to a Mailing List folder.
Show all messages in the message thread.
View all messages from the same sender.
Show Raw Message (called source or original in some clients).
Message body
Below the header you’ll find the main content of the message.
Toggle Plain Text and HTML view
Messages can be displayed in two ways, either as Plaint Text or using HTML formatting. Messages sent in Plain Text formatting, will always be displayed text only, but HTML messages can be viewed in Plain Text as well.
To toggle the message view, either:
Click on the / Show Messages as Text/HTML button in the top right corner of the window.
Go to Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Mail rendering and choose your preferred view.
Message read status
Unseen
New messages that have never been opened are displayed in bold text using your browser Theme’s highlight color and have a dot in front of them. As soon as you open an Unseen message it will be marked as Unread.
Unread
Messages that have been viewed before but have not been read or have not been dealt with. They’re displayed in bold text using your Theme’s foreground color with a dot in front.
Read
In Vivaldi Mail, by default, all messages need to be marked read manually.
To mark a message as read, either:
Click on the Mark Read button in the message toolbar above the message.
Right-click on the message in the message list and select Mark Message as Read.
Use the Keyboard shortcutK (make sure you’ve enabled Single Key Shortcuts in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts).
Right-click on the folder in the Mail Panel and select Mark All as Read.
Focus on the message list, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+A/Cmd A to select them all, and mark all messages as read using the keyboard shortcut K or select Mark as Read from the right-click context menu.
To mark a message unread, either:
Click on the Mark Unread button in the message toolbar above the message.
Right-click on the message in the message list and select Mark Unread.
Use the Keyboard ShortcutShift+K. To mark the whole message thread unread, press Shift + M.
Select how many lines of preview you want to see. Select None to disable previews.
By default, previews are only displayed in vertical view, but you can disable Only Show Message Preview in Vertical View to display previews in horizontal Mail layout.
To see previews, the messages need to be prefetched, i.e. downloaded from the mail server to your computer. You can toggle Download Messages to Generate Previews on Demand on and off from Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Message List Preview.
Sort messages
To sort messages in a Vertical layout:
Click on the sort menu above the list of messages
Select the criteria for sorting
Messages can be sorted by:
Message Sender
Subject
Received Date
Received Date, but related messages are displayed in threads
Messages can be sorted both in ascending and descending order. To switch the order, click on the arrow in the top right corner of the messages list, next to the sorting menu.
It’s possible to toggle the visibility of certain messages in each folder using the view toggle buttons on the right side of the search field. The filtering options include:
Show Read
Show messages from Custom IMAP folders
Show Mailing Lists
Show Feeds
Show Junk
Show Trashed Items
Show Archived
There are two ways to display View Filters, either as a drop-down menu or as buttons. You can make your choice in Settings > Mail > Mail Settings > Filter View Buttons.
Available options vary depending on the folder type. If the button is in your Theme‘s highlight color the filter has been enabled, if not, it’s disabled.
Search messages
Use the search field above the message list to find emails from certain senders or with particular content. To make the search more precise, you can use “AND”, “OR” and “NOT” operators (make sure to type them in capital letters). You can also specify from:, to:, cc:, body: and subject:.
A few examples:
United States (messages having both words).
United NOT States (messages have the first word but not the second).
United OR States (messages having either word).
nite OR ates (emphasizing that substring search also works).
By default search results will be shown from the folder you have open, but you can show results from all folders, by selecting All in the message list search details below the search field.
To save the search and its results as a Filter, click Save on the right side of message list search details.
Move messages
To move a message from one folder to another:
Option 1
Open the message.
Click on Move to Folder on the message toolbar.
Hover over Move from account email/current folder.
Select the destination folder.
Option 2
Right-click on the message in the message list.
Hover over Move and Move from account email/current folder.
Select the destination folder.
Option 3
Click and drag a message from the message list to a folder in the Main Panel.
Release the mouse button to complete the move. You can also drop the message on Flags and Labels to add the element or to, for example, Unread to change the message’s state.
View all correspondence between you and the contact;
Send a message to a contact or contacts.
Add a new contact
To add a new contact:
Open the Contacts Panel;
Click on New Contact on the Contacts Panel toolbar;
Fill in the contact information.
The new contact will be added automatically.
Edit a contact
To edit contact’s information:
Open the Contacts Panel;
Select a contact you want to edit and click on the available info in the contact information section at the bottom of the Panel. Alternatively, right-click on a contact and select Edit;
Update the information.
Changes will be saved automatically.
Delete a contact
To delete a contact:
Open the Contacts Panel;
Select a contact you want to delete;
Choose one of the following options:
Click Delete on the Contacts Panel toolbar;
Right-click on the contact and select Delete from the context menu;
Press Delete on your keyboard.
To delete multiple contacts, select them using either the Shift or Ctrl/Cmd key and use one of the options listed above.
View all messages
One of the default Contact Panel actions is viewing all messages you’ve received or sent to the contact.
To view these messages:
(Double-)click on a contact to open a new Tab with all the messages (if it’s your default contact action in Settings > Panels > Contacts Panel);
Select a contact and press Enter (if viewing messages is your default action)
Right-click on the contact and select View All Messages from the context menu.
Other ways to view messages from or to and from sender:
Right-click on one of the messages in the message list in Mail, select Sender > Show messages from sender;
Open a message and use the keyboard shortcut E (enable single key shortcuts for Mail in Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts).
Open a message, right-click anywhere on the header and select Show messages from sender.
Open a message, hover over sender’s or recipient’s name/email, click on the small arrow and select See messages to and from sender.
Compose a new message
The other default contact action is opening the mail composer to send the contact a new message.
To start composing a new email to chosen contact:
(Double-)click on the contact to open the composer (if it’s your default contact action in Settings > Panels > Contacts Panel);
Select the contact and click on Compose mail to contact on the Contacts Panel toolbar;
Right-click on the contact and select Compose Mail from the context menu;
Select the contact and click on the envelope icon in front of their email address in the contact info section.
To start composing a new message to multiple contacts:
Select the contacts you want to add as recipients by holding down the Shift or Ctrl/Cmd key;
Click on Compose mail to contact on the Contact Panel toolbar. Alternatively, right-click on one of the chosen contacts and select Compose Mail.
When you open the mail composer from Mail, you’ll get contact recommendations as soon as you start typing in To, CC and BCC fields.
Contacts Panel settings
Default contact action
In Settings > Panel > Contacts Panel, you can choose whether clicking on a contact should:
open the list of messages you’ve sent each other, or
open the mail composer to send the contact a message.
In Contacts Panel settings you can also choose whether your preferred action should take place after a single or double-click. You can access the other option from the right-click context menu.
Sorting contacts
You can sort contacts by name. To change the sorting order, click on the sorting menu title between the Contacts Panel toolbar and the list of contacts to switch between ascending and descending ordering.
Contacts Panel width
By default changing the side panel width for one Panel will change it for all other Panels. To give Contacts Panel a separate width:
Right-click on the Contacts Panel button;
Select Separate Width;
From the outer edge of the Panel, drag the Panel to desired width.
Contact Info section
At the bottom of the Contacts Panel, you see information about the contact you’ve selected.
To resize the section, place your mouse-cursor at the top edge of the section and drag in preferred direction to either increase or decrease the size.
To hide the information section altogether, either drag the edge all the way down or double-click on the edge. Drag, double-click or start editing a contact to to display the section again.
Vivaldia is an arcade-style runner game by Porcelain Fortress integrated into Vivaldi. The game is available for both online and offline playing on desktop and Android.
Playing the game
To play Vivaldia on desktop:
Click on the floating Vivaldia button in the bottom right corner of the Start Page (Speed Dial);
Click on the Vivaldia the game button on one of the toolbars (view instructions for adding the button below).
To start the game either press Space on your keyboard or click on the page.
To move, jump and duck, use either WASD or ←↑↓→ keys on your keyboard. To shoot press N, M or both at the same time. The game also supports using gamepads for playing.
To restart the game after you either finished or ran out of lives, press Space or click on the page.
Settings
Full screen
To play in full screen mode, use the F11 key or click on the full screen button in the top left corner. Press either the F11 or Esc keys or click on the same button to exit full screen.
Audio
You can mute the music and game play sound effects from the top right corner. Alternatively, you can mute the whole tab.
Game button
You can move the hovering game start button from the Speed Dial to one of the toolbars. To do that, hold down the Ctrl / ⌘ key and drag the button either to the Status Bar or left side of the Address Bar.
To hide the Game button from the Speed Dial, either:
Right click on the button and click Show Game on Speed Dial.
Go to Settings > Start Page > Vivaldia, the Vivaldi Game and disable Show Game on Speed Dial.
Share your score
When the game ends, below the restart button is a camera icon. Click on it to capture a screenshot of your end score. Share the score with our community on the Forum or challenge your friends on social media.
Vivaldia is an arcade-style runner game by Porcelain Fortress integrated into Vivaldi. The game is available for both online and offline playing on desktop and Android.
Playing the game
To play Vivaldia on mobile, either:
Go to Vivaldi menu > Start Vivaldia game;
Type vivaldi://game in the Address Field;
To start the game, turn your phone to landscape mode and tap on Click to play and then Start.
There are two game control layouts to choose from (see below). The game also supports using gamepads for playing.
To restart the game after you either finished or ran out of lives tap on the page to start again.
Settings
Full screen
To play in full screen mode, tap on the full screen button in the top left corner. Tap on the same button to exit full screen.
Audio
You can mute the music and game play sound effects from the top right corner.
Share your score
When the game ends, take a screenshot of your score with Vivaldi’s Page Capture feature or your phone’s screenshot tool and share it with our community on the Forum or challenge your friends on social media.
Reading List allows you to add web pages to a list to keep for later. It prevents endless tabs from accumulating on your Tab Bar/Tab Switcher and Bookmarks from being filled with entries you only need once.
Though there are similar services out there, Vivaldi’s Reading List doesn’t require an external app nor do you need to sign up for an account. Also, you can keep your lists in sync on all Vivaldis on all your devices.
Break Mode allows you to pause the Internet and focus on something else until you’re ready to return. Enabling Break Mode mutes and stops HTML5 audio and videos, hides all Tabs, Panels and other content leaving the screen clean.
When you enable Break Mode, you’ll see an introductory pop-up notification describing the feature briefly and an option to edit the Keyboard Shortcut (Status Bar needs to be visible). To close the notification, click anywhere outside the pop-up. In case you don’t want to see the notification in the future, tick the box for Do not show again.
Disable Break Mode
To return to what you were doing:
Click on the End Break button in the middle of the page;